Friday, 21 April 2017

Before we entered medical school, we may have been staunch Christians, perhaps vowed to God that if He gives us admission, we will serve Him like never before. Then we got admission, Yay!!! But we find out we become less strong in our faith. We do not serve as before( vow broken). Going to church is now time-consuming. Worse, some of us lose our faith entirely.Why does this often happen in medical school?

1. Stress: Let's face it, medical school is not easy. We have to cram much within a short time. We have to make good grades to pass MB. For those who have to resit, the course becomes a 'god' that they always think of. Worse still, is the psychological trauma a medic has to face if he/she repeats. We feel so stressed out, we wonder if God is really with us. We may feel like giving up - perhaps in medical school, in God or both.

2. Life crisis: Unfortunately during medical school, we may experience devastating crises that makes us feel abandoned by our friends and God. I heard about a guy who had to repeat, lost his home to fire and then his mother and felt abandoned by his course mates. (What advice can you give to such a person? You can drop your suggestions in the comment box below).

3. Peer pressure: In the university there are many negative influences - bad friends, alcohol, cultism, pornography, drugs. If a medic happens to get involved with such, he/she may condemn him/her self as unforgivable by God and decide to remain there. Yet, no matter our sins,God is always ready to forgive us.

4. Idolatry: From missing fellowships, to missing church, to missing even our personal time with God, medicine then ranks first in our priorities. Gradually, medicine becomes an 'idol'.

So how can we avoid being derailed? 1. The PPPs: Prayer, personal bible study, people of God( which means joining Christian fellowships or a church). Medical school may make you feel like you can never have time but when you are determined to make out time for these 3 Ps,you will find the time and will still pass your exams if you read. It could range from few minutes to hours depending on your schedule. Besides, medical school has a funny way of letting you feel you haven't covered enough even when you use all the 24 hours in a day.

2. Be yourself: No matter how our peers may want to cajole us into doing the wrong things we should always take our stand on what we know is right just like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Eventually such people would let us be even if they may criticise us.

3. Ask for help! : If you are feeling depressed, losing your faith or in need of help, please meet someone you can rely on( friend, family, church/fellowship member, CMDA). Don't feel like a failure or ashamed to ask for help.

4. Have fun!: Smile, laugh, play - just give yourself a break before you break down.

Above all, we are God's children. Medicine will end one day but God and His word will always remain. So let's care for our souls and faith as we would care for our patients one day.

3 John 1:2: "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."

Definition: Moneyria is a financial disease whereby one lives in discomfort due to money deficiency.

Symptoms: Suffering, begging, inability to help others or oneself, a generally hard life. In severe cases, stealing, prostitution, kidnapping, among other related crimes.

Aetiology: Stinginess.

Prevention and Treatment: Giving

For some of us, giving is one area that we are yet to understand, much less do. When we hear "sow", "tithe", "give an offering", we probably think: "I've not even solved my problems!", "Why should I give my hard-earned money to Pastor?"
Yet, the Kingdom is the most fertile ground we can sow into! Permit me to refer to it as the most reliable "Ponzi scheme".

Your giving is the "Provide Help (PH)". Your "Get help (GH)" is praying to God for financial help. Your "Merger" is God who will "merge" anyone to "pay" you (favour). Of course,the bigger the "PH" ,the bigger the "profit" (blessings).

I know of a boy who won a scholarship of N100,000. Though he was struggling financially, he was led to sow it all into his church. He obeyed. Later on, he won more than three scholarships!

I also know of a girl who won a scholarship that delayed in paying her. Sometime later, she was led to sow into her Church Crusade. She obeyed and sowed with only N5,000. That same day,the scholarship board credited her account with N400,000!

Another girl was led to sow the whole money in her bank account into the church. This girl fended for her school fees and feeding by herself. She obeyed nevertheless but since that day till date,she has never been broke nor lacked school fees.

The above stories are real about students like us who were bold enough"to take the risk" in faith. We may not be able to give much but we can start with the little we have. After all, Jesus appreciated the poor widow who gave just 2 coins.

(Mark 12:42: And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.[12:43] And He called unto him His disciples, and saith unto them, "Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury.[12:44] For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.").

Just start with the little you have. Give to your church, to the poor,to those around you in need, to orphanages, to your fellowship or wherever but just Give!

(Proverbs 11:24: "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty"). Remeber, giving always comes back to you.

Then gradually,you will see your finances grow and your blessings come like the rain.

Malachi 3:10: "Bring ye all the tithes unto the store house, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts,if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing,that there shall not be enough room to receive it."

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I'm Nigerian, Christian, currently a student and have a dream of being a renowned writer someday but the right now, I hope that by my blog, you would get inspired and learn so much. I really appreciate you! Feel free to comment and share your thoughts with me. My email is florah340@gmail.com. Thanks!